Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

True, the Gettysburg Address was not legally binding, but preambles are never meant to have the status of positive law. They are designed to explain why it is necessary for the government to bind itself to certain objectives.
The Gettysburg Address wasn't legally binding, but preambles aren't meant to have positive law status, but rather to explain why its necessary government to bind itself.

The United States cut virtually all military links with Indonesia in 1999 after its forces were implicated in the violence that swept East Timor after that territory voted for independence.
The United States cut all military links with Indonesia in 1999 after its forces were implicated in the violence that swept East Timor.

"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound. .." These words ring true in the hearts and lives of changed people here at The Salvation Army.

The words of the song Amazing Grace has helped changed peoples lives at The Salvation Army.

